Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. PART ONE. THE WORLD
5. Chapter One. A RACE OF YANKEES. Ancestors 3
6. Chapter Two. ROUT OF THE DOE-FACES. Father 14
7. Chapter Three. THE BARBARIC COURSE. Education 27
8. Chapter Four. JOE DOE — EDUCATED. At the Bar 43
9. Chapter Five. SWALLOWING HIMSELF. Politics 60
10. PART TWO. THE JUDGE
11. Chapter Six. ENTIRELY ACCORDING TO DOE. Trial Judge 77
12. Chapter Seven. NEW-MODELLING THE FORMS. Civil Procedure 93
13. Chapter Eight. THE LABYRINTH OF AUTHORITY. The Law of Evidence and Criminal Insanity 109
14. Chapter Nine. A PRIVATE CONJECTURE. Rules of Construction 122
15. Chapter Ten. EXPERIENCE OR REASON. A Theory of Torts 133
16. PART THREE. THE MAN
17. Chapter Eleven. A DOSE OF OZONE. The Public Man 151
18. Chapter Twelve. WONDER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. The Family Man 172
19. Chapter Thirteen. PUDDING AND MILK. The Private Man 183
20. Chapter Fourteen. A POLITICAL FOOTBALL. Nonjudicial Activities 197
21. Chapter Fifteen. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE METHOD. The Court Leader 207
22. PART FOUR. THE CONSTITUTIONAL THEORIST
23. Chapter Sixteen. THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE CONSTITUTION. Civil Rights 227
24. Chapter Seventeen. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION. The Doctrine of Equality 244
25. Chapter Eighteen. ALL THE SUMMERS OF MY LIFE. The Limits of Government 253
26. Chapter Nineteen. CHAOS AND CONTENTION. Railroad Regulation 267
27. Chapter Twenty. THE TOMBSTONES OF OUR ANCESTORS. Constitutional Principles 282
28. PART FIVE. THE LEGAL PHILOSOPHER
29. Chapter Twenty-One. THE LAST LAWMAKER. Judicial Power 297
30. Chapter Twenty-Two. A FRIVOLOUS FORMALITY. The Law of Precedent 319
31. Chapter Twenty-Three. AN EVIL OF SOME MAGNITUDE. The Common Law 332
32. Chapter Twenty-Four. THE PERFECTION OF REASON. The Nature of Law 338
33. Chapter Twenty-Five. A MASS OF CUSTOMS. The Origin of Law 349
34. PART SIX. THE CHIEF JUSTICE
35. Chapter Twenty-Six. AN INCORRIGIBLE DESPOT. Relations with the Bar 367
36. Chapter Twenty-Seven. THE WAGERS OF BATTLE. Colleagues 387
37. Chapter Twenty-Eight. A PECULIAR MODE OF EXPRESSION. Common-Law Method 401
38. Chapter Twenty-Nine. THE OBSCURITY OF OVER ELABORATION. Style and Influence 412
39. Chapter Thirty. BORN TO THE JUDGESHIP. The Heritage 425
40. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES INDEX
41. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 439
42. NOTES 441
43. INDEX 483